Louis and Rachael Thorold.
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A grieving father says more than £25,000 in donations that followed the tragic death of his five-month-old son will be split between three charities.
The money will be shared between two air ambulance trusts and road safety charity Brake.
Chris Thorold is also setting up the Louis Thorold Foundation in memory of his son: it will campaign to bring about major safety improvements on our roads.
The foundation has three family members as trustees.
It will be headed by Mr Thorold, who describes himself as a “leader within technology and aerospace with over 15 years of experience in senior finance & strategy roles”.
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Rachel Thorold was pushing her son Louis in a pram when they were struck
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A five-month-old baby has died and his mother left in critical condition after being hit by a van.
Rachel Thorold, 36, was pushing her son Louis in his pram along a pavement on the A10, Ely Road, in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, on Friday when they were hit by a van after it collided with another car.
Police on Monday appealed for witnesses to the “extremely tragic and sad” incident in which Louis was killed, while his mother is currently in a critical but stable condition at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.
A mother whose baby died when a van mounted the pavement and crashed into his pram said the child was five years in the making in a heartfelt post.
Rachael Thorold, 36, was pushing her son Louis in his pram along a pavement beside the A10 in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, last Friday when a Mazda 2 collided with a Renault Master van, which then hit Ms Thorold and her son s pram.
Just weeks ago Mrs Thorold, a council local plan manager, shared a picture of her son as a newborn. Alongside the Instagram post she wrote: Five years in the making .
Ms Thorold remains in a critical but stable condition at Addenbrooke s Hospital in Cambridge, police said today.